Document and analyse the flow of export oriented foreign direct investment (FDI) into Croatia and its major competitors in the region (South East and Central Europe) over the last decade, paying particular attention to the reasons why some countries have been more successful than others in attracting such investment and the scale of FDI in high performance free zones.

1.2 Scope of Services under Project

The mission will be conducted in Croatia and the scope of services to be provided by the TAC’s is detailed below.

• Review the information gathered and conclusions developed under other project activities – particularly Activities 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3. • Review relevant publications to identify critical factors, which motivate investors in the region. • Identify the factors that influence export oriented FDI – both Greenfield and Brownfield – in the region. • Examine the scale of FDI in free zones in the region and in high performance free zones worldwide. • Meet with organisations in Croatia directly or indirectly involved in promoting FDI into Croatia. • Document and analyse the flow of export oriented FDI into Croatia and its major regional competitors. • Examine the scale of export oriented FDI in the Free Zones in Croatia • Compare the overall flow of export oriented FDI into Croatia with flows into countries in the region. • Compare the FDI flows into Croatia’s Free Zones with the flows into other zones in the region. • Identify the positive and negative features of Croatia’s Free Zones from a FDI perspective. • Examine the arrangements for promoting and...

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